THERE has been carnage at the Match Review, with four players offered suspensions and Carlton veteran Dale Thomas sent directly to the AFL Tribunal for abusing an umpire.
Richmond ruckman Ivan Soldo, Brisbane midfielder Rhys Mathieson and Collingwood veteran Travis Varcoe have all been offered one-match bans, while West Coast defender Lewis Jetta had already accepted a one-game suspension for rough conduct.
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Meanwhile, Thomas has been booked for a date with the Tribunal on Tuesday night after he was charged with abusing an umpire during the third quarter of Sunday's heavy loss to Greater Western Sydney.
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Soldo adds to Richmond's ruck headaches, with Toby Nankervis already battling a long-term injury, having been handed one match after striking Hawthorn youngster James Worpel.
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The incident, which occurred during the second quarter of Sunday's match, was graded by Michael Christian as intentional conduct with low impact to the head.
He will miss next week's Dreamtime at the 'G clash with Essendon.
Mathieson will miss Brisbane's clash with Fremantle, having been charged with striking Adelaide youngster Jordan Gallucci in another incident graded intentional conduct with low impact to the head.
Varcoe made front-on contact with St Kilda's Ed Phillips, with that particular action assessed as careless conduct with medium impact to the head and also resulting in a one-game ban.
He will miss Collingwood's Friday night bout with Sydney.
Travis Varcoe was reported in the first quarter for this incident involving Ed Phillips.#AFLPiesSaints pic.twitter.com/ZllBPFd9Ho
— AFL (@AFL) May 18, 2019
Jetta will miss the Eagles' trip to Adelaide after he accepted a one-match ban for a dangerous tackle on Melbourne forward Tim Smith.
There was better news for Greater Western Sydney ruckman Shane Mumford, who escaped without punishment for a bump that left former Carlton captain Marc Murphy spending a night in a Sydney hospital on Sunday evening with suspected broken ribs.
Marc Murphy was assisted off the field after this clash with Shane Mumford. #AFLGiantsBlues pic.twitter.com/uD5ZHq3SZi
— AFL (@AFL) May 19, 2019
Sydney midfielder Luke Parker also escaped with a fine following an elbow to the head of North Melbourne skipper Jack Ziebell, while Swans ruckman Callum Sinclair and Kangaroos midfielder Shaun Higgins avoided punishment for respective incidents in the same game.
Shaun Higgins and Colin O'Riordan were not happy with each other. #AFLNorthSwans pic.twitter.com/bdG29QFTTg
— AFL.com.au (@AFLcomau) May 18, 2019
In other incidents assessed over the weekend:
- West Coast's Elliot Yeo offered a $1000 misconduct fine against Melbourne's James Harmes during Friday night's clash.
- Sydney's Luke Parker offered a $2000 striking fine for his clumsy elbow to the head of North Melbourne captain Jack Ziebell.
- North Melbourne's Marley Williams offered a $2000 striking fine following an incident involving Sydney's Tom Papley on Saturday night.
- Richmond's Tom Lynch offered a $1500 fixed financial sanction following his punch to the stomach of Hawthorn's James Sicily on Sunday afternoon.
- Greater Western Sydney's Tim Taranto offered a $1000 misconduct fine following an incident involving Carlton's Patrick Cripps on Sunday.
- Carlton's Patrick Cripps offered a $1500 fixed financial sanction for his strike to Greater Western Sydney's Jeremy Finlayson on Sunday.